Gig advertised from multiple agencies

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I know that it's common practise in preferred supplier contracts in NL; don't know how that is in UK though.

They deal it out by saying to suppliers; 'Supplier A, you can and must offer 2 CVs, Supplier B, you can and must offer 3 CVs' and so on.

Don't ask me for the logic. I've long realised that he who seeks logic in large organisations will find only convoluted nonsense.

Now interestingly - I work in a business which has no preferred supplier relationships at all (OK we have a couple technically - but they're for ad-hoc coverage more than anything else).

I work to the basis of submitting one, maybe two candidates, fully referenced, fully qualified as someone who has done what the client is looking for, before. The person will need either everything the client has asked for, or the majority of the skill set (bear in mind if I find someone who has more credibility, but no personality, they'll not normally get the nod). I then work with contractors to ensure that all of the relevant info is either in thier CV, or in my cover sheet. For me the game is not about quantity - it's all about knowing what you're looking for, matching that skill set exactly, backing that up and then submitting. It depends on the agency - but I'd never put all of the applicants through to the client, simply because my job as the agent is to make sure that the people/person put through has effectively BEEN through the first interview process - then all the client needs to do is second interview and decide. If they want to see all of the applicants, they should be advertising the role themselves - it's cheaper!! But then, as anyone who reads my post may have noticed - I'm not your johnny come lately, spotty oik, volume recruiter